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| Sadie Maubet Bjornsen | |||||||||||||||
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 Maubet Bjornsen in February 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 21, 1989 Omak, Washington,[1] U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | APU Ski Team | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11– (2011–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 188 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (6th in 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 2 November 2021. | |||||||||||||||
Sadie Maubet Bjornsen (née Bjornsen, born November 21, 1989) is a retired American cross-country skier and former member of the United States Ski Team Nordic programs "Cross Country A Team" roster.[2]
Her brother Erik Bjornsen is also a cross-country skier.[3]
Athletic career
[edit]Bjornsen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[4] In 2015, she graduated from Alaska Pacific University.[5]
Bjornsen has one individual world cup podium and four team world cup podiums: Third in the 5 km in Toblach in 2017, third in the 4 × 5 km relay in Lillehammer in 2013 and 2015, second in the 4 × 5 km relay in Nové Město in 2016, and second in the team sprint at Düsseldorf in 2011.[6]
Bjornsen finished ninth overall in the 2017–18 Tour de Ski, behind teammate Jessie Diggins in third: this was the first time that two Americans finished in the top ten in the race's overall classification.[7]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]
Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | 16 | 30 | — | — | 9 | — |
| 2018 | 28 | 15 | — | 17 | 14 | 5 | — |
World Championships
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 29 | — | — | 28 | — | 9 |
| 2013 | 23 | — | 37 | — | 32 | 4 | — |
| 2015 | 25 | — | 20 | 20 | 26 | 4 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | 4 | Bronze |
| 2019 | 29 | 23 | — | 15 | 18 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 31 | 11 | — | 15 | — | 4 | 5 |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada | |||
| 2011 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | 22 | 98 | NC | 69 | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | 23 | 54 | 56 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 24 | 32 | 26 | 43 | 17 | — | — | 22 | — | |
| 2015 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 18 | DNF | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 11 | |
| 2017 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 11 | DNF | — | 10 | — | |
| 2018 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | — |  | — | |
| 2019 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | DNF | — | 11 | — | |
| 2020 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | |
| 2021 | 31 | 54 | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Individual podiums
[edit]- 7 podiums – (2 WC, 5 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016–17 | January 6, 2017 |  Toblach, Italy | 5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2017–18 | November 24, 2017 |  Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | December 2, 2017 |  Lillehammer, Norway | 1.3 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 4 | December 31, 2017 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | March 16–18, 2018 |  World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 6 | 2018–19 | November 30, 2018 | Lillehammer, Norway | 1.3 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 2019–20 | November 29, 2019 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
[edit]- 5 podiums – (1 TS, 4 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011–12 | December 4, 2011 |  Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Randall |
| 2 | 2013–14 | December 8, 2013 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Randall / Stephen / Diggins |
| 3 | 2015-16 | December 6, 2015 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Brennan / Stephen / Diggins |
| 4 | January 24, 2016 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Caldwell / Stephen / Diggins | |
| 5 | 2019-20 | December 8, 2019 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Caldwell / Brennan / Diggins |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sadie Bjornsen bio". Nordic US Ski Team. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ "Nordic athletes". usskiteam.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ "Skiing Siblings Hope To Make It To Sochi, Together". NPR.org. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sadie BJORNSEN | Cross-Country | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Bjornsen, Sadie (May 12, 2015). "15 Favorites of this Spring". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Athlete : BJORNSEN Sadie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Jessie Diggins takes third in Tour de Ski, makes history for U.S. team". USA Today. January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
